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Abingdon Cinemall’s Arts Array a terrific series
The Abingdon Cinemall hosts a series of films every season collectively deemed the Arts Array series. Ben Jennings, an English professor at Virginia Highlands Community College, is the head of the Arts Array organization. A film series had been ongoing at VHCC for 25 years when the Cinemall opened its doors in Abingdon. Jennings [...]
County meetings can prove informative
As a citizen of the United States of America, we are given certain freedoms and liberties. All too often those things are taken for granted and neglected. One of these freedoms lies within our own community.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors holds a public meeting every second and fourth Tuesday of each month [...]
Tennis Coach Shares Life as a Documentary Film Maker
Emory & Henry tennis coach Jim Barker has an interesting claim to fame: he’s done just about everything. From frying pan tennis to filming documentaries, Barker has tried it all.
A graduate of nearby East Tennessee State University, Barker also served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam for a time. After graduating from ETSU, where he [...]
Bid turn-ins plunge into pledge week
Sorority chants filled the air and tensions ran high as Greek Life hosted bid turn-in on Friday Feb. 12.
Female rushees donned white t-shirts and turned their bids in to Greek Council at 4:30 p.m. in MaWa. They marched out the doors in groups of three and huddled up before running to their chosen sororities. Male [...]
E&H names new Athletic Director
Emory & Henry College is no longer without an Athletic Director. Myra Sims, a former Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Recreation at Emory University in Atlanta, was named the newest Wasp A.D. Wednesday afternoon.
Myra Sims
Sims, a native of Hiltons, Virginia and a graduate of nearby Gate City High School, is a former women’s basketball [...]
“Don’t Fiddle around with your Future”
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Emory & Henry will host “Don’t Fiddle around with your Future,” a graduate fair for Juniors and Seniors, where students can prepare for their futures.
The graduate fair, hosted by the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Alumni Office, and Career Services in the Powell Resource Center, will provide an array of opportunities [...]
Wasps basketball falls to UVA-Wise
Emory & Henry’s men’s basketball squad lost their seventh straight contest, 89-74 at UVA-Wise on Saturday, December 12.
Point guard J.D. Dyson paced the Wasps with 18 points, made all six of his free throws, and had a team-high five assists. Malcolm Green and Terrance Grigg scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.
E&H went into halftime only [...]
Alumni Memorial a “living history lesson”
Students may have noticed the massive amounts of dirt and construction in the middle of the Emory campus lately. A new alumni plaza, paid for by alumni Tom McGlothlin is set to finish in May of 2010.
The structure, made to honor all the school’s alumni, is one of the first visual efforts dedicated to graduates. [...]
E&H Professor reflects on Twilight Craze
The number one movie in the country right now started off as a mere dream that came to a middle aged woman one night. New Moon – the second instillation of the Twilight saga – is currently ripping through Box Office records after its November 20 release date. On its midnight premiere, the second movie [...]
Kaine Kicks Butts (Out of Restaurants) in Va.
Gov. Tim Kaine never ceases to impress, and his most recent action is no exception. As of today (Dec. 1) smoking will be absolutely prohibited in restaurants, according to legislation Kaine signed earlier in the year.
There are a few exemptions to the law, such as outdoor portions of restaurants, but this should greatly help [...]
